How Social Security Picks Your Pocket: A Story of Waste, Fraud, and InequitiesAlgora Publishing, 2002 - 260 pages Bold statement that the response of Congress and the White House following the September 11 attacks have sown the seeds of what may become a "national security state." Undertakes one of the most comprehensive, section-by-section reviews of the USA PATRIOT Act available anywhere to the general reader. |
Contents
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Retirement Apartheid | 45 |
The Worlds Highest Paid Janitors | 57 |
Two Hidden Taxes Imposed on Retirees | 75 |
From Crazy Checks to Lazy Checks | 81 |
Tales from the Crypt | 123 |
Secret Money Secret Relationships | 147 |
Personal Retirement Accounts | 161 |
Eat Your Heart Out | 181 |
I Have a Dream | 193 |
Explanations and calculations | 209 |
What You Can Do | 235 |
Index | 239 |
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